Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family January 1915 - May 1915 - Part 14

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First World War, 1914–18
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within 400 yas of the Luks & ang is. The French retired & let then down. Saturday Your P. le came this morning so F'll lelave this letter until I see you. Tuesday. We ve all been looking forwad to seeing you down hre but so for you i not turned, up. Yesterday, a big batch came in & il give you the fullest details of our imen: We mustred 4100 with inchideng 1pt, and + 3rd Reinforcements) & te Burade 2,200 to Go to Cape Helbe. We were badly but up + tiso doubtful it the Brigade can muste 400 men now. Hir new wat wits wee promotall namly Feasr, West, Brown Wall N Cilly (1 lay) & Ruled Comitted) Evander) Carmichaet. Grrinded Now four our offices A lay. Mason, wounded. (since dead. I88) Johnson, hut in stonach & gone to Matta Shot in head condition rerven Heron, right aye shat out, Deaconness Hospitat, hlote still going dd Henderson, Hean) killed at Sais Bacs hit Jockson B3. Cay hit. Zagh scanlon hit in aon, gone to Malta Twft one in body, gone to Malta Highway, hit Chapman dead
C lay Mr Kenna dead. Killed at Sair Bair Blick dead Rupert Henarton Billenat Cape Helles. Grills still goir Rogers hit Set hat D Cay killes at Case Helles. Huntr DeKavin foot, gone to Malta Connelly, bot, right arm fom splintend. Davey dead, killed hir Bair Carm Denchey, gone to England. left Blenard, but t breast alove heard Hopkinson, still thee La C atismaring at Alxandran, Cant) The nd in the Deaconners Coapthat with a practired leg. He is gally bad on it & will he a long while picking up. He is yeu weak has had a jally bad time. Howser with attention he'll putt together & a coaple of days well see him brighty His lg is badly hone in t gives him no end of pains. Stwarr waiss thee with hits in the leas. so that leaves us with Weddell Grills &, Rapkinson, thoe tunts had bad nict he was gating his foot
dressed & got that in the head, I am so golly sorry about poor old Ruprt. I was a good chap & according to reports the best of soldier Reinfreenent 3 Balt Liddllow, has a bullet wound in the foot & ts the Deaconnesses, Allardria 0 Hornby. & ave gove to Matta Blezard, ws hat to well & Jackson tells me, he is very weak. I met the latte this afternoon &he tells me you'll be down to marrow Wednesday. We fully spected to see you to mwday t but again you dedn't come. & Im wondeing if you we had a relapse of bronchitis. Vyou didnt loot to well when I saw you last. We just got we sad news that Genral Bridges had been wounded & died on the Hospital ship. This is absolutely the truth, as the Varal Transport office told me. Tis jolly bad luck & will cause a stir in Australia I have left the Hospital & am staying with Mr Blagden, Tne Wateworks, Alxandriu. they re are sx. hee. Two. Naval Division officers, & Capt Yomans, a N.Z sut, impet o ones to came. We are only 200yas from The Hospital & 90 dore daily
3 Brisonally I was pretty crook aptr Carro I had a couple of days in bed. In getting my head cleaser & my shoulder is heaps betts but as yet I cannot move it. Haweer I'll soon he fit as I think I know the man who did it The Naval Dixison Officers speak 43 disparagingly about du-wrch. They do not like the fir & are loathe to get on. The Singallse, & those black fellows, are Orrible oanks. They goe a lot of snipers at Cope Weller with their faces painted green. up the trees. They cotainly are wily but Get little meray. They got an office down dore & found orders on him, dated feux days before Guording & key gave the hames of each Battallon going against them. At for thes stated it the sunks fought gallantly wed nery land Talking this afternoon to an officer wounded at Laba Lepe. he said we had plenty of men food, ammunition + bombs. At frst ty had Iam time & they wee very effective, in fact more so than the val arrangments thy knoe now We says ou men, used to Kow a tin with only a few stone in
& he Tinks would, turn & get that as they left the Drench. He says our men take no prisoners, & the luks are scared to sunrender The Light Noose take the Trenches for 4 days & the Infantry for 6days, & each man gets hitaon ance in 1odays. On Raba. Lehe tey still have three or fawr cuns o the beach gets it daily. Nawel our orders are tohang on other reckon they'll near get us ant. the Tunkish attacks are very weak. The Geanom offices try to let them to Attack & only some 30 or n0 yet up other are soon settted. He said the Turkish dead wee many & Kely losses were nearly two to one of us. He say dy re all happy + confident &ao machinggans & doing eceptionally Good, work now. CromnO.E6 B tn Colonel M Nicor is in Allardrin, dictoria Hospital. he is shot in stomach + de Marine Light Lefantyy put a bayonet in his shoulder. The Brigadee is they also + stopped, one in the leg. He has Hastie wiper hen & Major leass shas two trough the chesto Din The Dencoaere Sothatmeansgle Irigade is settled Col. Gortside had command of E
✓ whe was illia at Cape Helles. Chose is little tnews snow but I can write a bit now & I'll let you have a nate lach day, telling you anyding we hear. Yous very sincell Hall, Conds

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